Barriers to Communication Worksheet

Communication skills lesson 5: Barriers to communication · Set 101 · 40 questions

Communication tip (Find the block, fix the block): Physical barrier: a loud drill outside, a crackly phone line, honking traffic, a weak network, talking across a field. Fix: move closer or to a quieter place, call back later. Language barrier: hard technical words, an unknown language, too much slang, short forms like “IDK”. Fix: simple words, ask what a word means. Emotional barrier: being very angry, feeling too shy to talk, being upset after a fight, fear of being laughed at. Fix: calm down first, talk privately. Distractions (a phone mid-talk) also block messages — put them away.

1. 1.🧱 Which of these is a language barrier? (a) talking across a field (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) honking traffic (d) upset after a fight
2. 2.🧱 Which barrier to communication is hard technical words? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
3. 3.🔊 You can’t hear your friend because of a loud drill outside. What helps? (a) cover your ears (b) give up talking (c) move to a quiet place (d) shout louder
4. 4.True or false: “an unknown language” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) not trusting the speaker (b) hard technical words (c) being very angry (d) a weak network
6. 6.🧱 Which barrier to communication is honking traffic? (a) a language barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) an emotional barrier
7. 7.🧒 You are explaining a game to your 5-year-old cousin. What should you do? (a) use hard words (b) use simple words (c) talk very fast (d) use short forms
8. 8.True or false: “local words they lack” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a weak network (b) feeling too shy to talk (c) honking traffic (d) a loud drill outside
10. 10.True or false: “a crackly phone line” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) honking traffic (b) upset after a fight (c) short forms like “IDK” (d) too much slang
12. 12.🧱 Which barrier to communication is big words for a toddler? (a) a physical barrier (b) a language barrier (c) an emotional barrier
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) upset after a fight (c) not trusting the speaker (d) a loud drill outside
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) being very angry (b) too much slang (c) fear of being laughed at (d) not trusting the speaker
15. 15.📶 Nani’s video call keeps freezing. What is the barrier? (a) a rude tone (b) hard words (c) a weak network (d) her feelings
16. 16.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “feeling very nervous” is a language barrier. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “fear of being laughed at” is an emotional barrier. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a weak network? (a) a physical barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a language barrier
20. 20.True or false: “short forms like “IDK”” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “being very angry” is a language barrier. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) an unknown language (b) a weak network (c) being very angry (d) hard technical words
23. 23.📱 Your friend keeps checking his phone while you talk. What is getting in the way? (a) a weak network (b) a closed door (c) a distraction (d) a language barrier
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) talking across a field (b) feeling very nervous (c) a crackly phone line (d) a closed door between
25. 25.🧱 Which barrier to communication is short forms like “IDK”? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
26. 26.True or false: “a closed door between” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧱 Which barrier to communication is upset after a fight? (a) a language barrier (b) an emotional barrier (c) a physical barrier
28. 28.True or false: “a weak network” is a physical barrier. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧱 Which of these is an emotional barrier? (a) too much slang (b) local words they lack (c) hard technical words (d) feeling too shy to talk
30. 30.🙈 Rohan is too shy to tell the teacher he is lost. What can help him? (a) asking a stranger (b) a quiet word after class (c) shouting in class (d) saying nothing ever
31. 31.🧱 Which barrier to communication is a crackly phone line? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a language barrier (c) a physical barrier
32. 32.🧱 Which of these is a physical barrier? (a) being very angry (b) short forms like “IDK” (c) a closed door between (d) feeling too shy to talk
33. 33.🧱 Which barrier to communication is not trusting the speaker? (a) an emotional barrier (b) a physical barrier (c) a language barrier
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) honking traffic (c) a crackly phone line (d) upset after a fight
35. 35.True or false: “a loud drill outside” is a physical barrier. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “honking traffic” is an emotional barrier. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a loud drill outside (b) a closed door between (c) hard technical words (d) honking traffic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hard technical words (b) local words they lack (c) talking across a field (d) big words for a toddler
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short forms like “IDK” (b) fear of being laughed at (c) feeling too shy to talk (d) being very angry
40. 40.😡 Two friends are too angry to listen to each other. What should they do first? (a) walk off forever (b) calm down first (c) argue louder (d) send long texts

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